November 22nd, 2018
A Maine biomedical science laboratory says it is growing its presence in China.
Author: The Maine Polis
Maine’s solar policy is more costly than expected. Lawmakers can lessen this cost
Published Date: 11/23/2018
November 20, 2018
On March 16, 2018, Maine’s net metering era ended and was replaced with a new mechanism commonly referred to as “gross metering.”
CMP warned of ‘working off the same playbook’ that stymied New Hampshire energy project
Published Date: 11/23/2018
November 18, 2018
The kind of public resistance that sank the Northern Pass effort now has CMP reworking its transmission line blueprint.
Should municipalities be able to charge local-option sales tax?
Published Date: 11/23/2018
November 16, 2018
Some local town officials, the Maine Municipal Association, the Mayors’ Coalition and local lawmakers are talking about the possibility of towns’ charging their own local-option sales taxes.
A way to deliver more affordable housing
Published Date: 11/23/2018
November 11, 2018
Using innovative financing, we can make affordable housing a realistic goal for many more families.
Senators Collins, King Announce $566,690 to Strengthen Rural Maine’s Response to Opioid Abuse
Published Date: 11/23/2018
November 2, 2018
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $566,690 to two rural health care organizations in Maine as part of USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program.
Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.3 Million for Head Start in York County
Published Date: 11/22/2018
November 13, 2018
Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.3 Million for Head Start in York County
In Senate Hearing, King Presses Energy Nominee to Recuse Himself from Evaluating Costly Energy Policy He Helped Design
Published Date: 11/22/2018
November 15, 2018
In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) cited the United States Code in asking Bernard McNamee, a nominee to serve as a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to recuse himself from any proceedings related to a proposed rule that Mr. McNamee worked on while serving at the Department of Energy.
Fishermen launch campaign to protect Portland’s working waterfront from development
Published Date: 11/22/2018
November 11, 2018
They and their supporters gather at a pub on Commercial Street to gather signatures for a referendum that would restore the city’s water dependency use requirement
Maine becomes only New England State with Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) Program
Published Date: 11/22/2018
November 19, 2018
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry announced today that Maine has signed a new Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) program agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) which will allow selected Maine slaughterhouses and processors to wholesale their products in every state and in the District of Columbia. Plant applications will be accepted beginning December 1, 2018. .
Maine GOP mulling party’s future
Published Date: 11/22/2018
November 22nd, 2018
The Maine Republican Party took a drubbing in the midterm elections of 2018, but it’s still unclear whether its leaders will remain in place or a significant shake-up is in the works.
Democrats see rural gains bolstering fight for White House in 2020
Published Date: 11/22/2018
November 21st, 2018
Democrats made dramatic gains in this month’s U.S. congressional elections despite getting little love from white, rural, working-class voters who two years ago backed President Donald Trump.
L.L. Bean finding Japan a good fit
Published Date: 11/22/2018
November 8th, 2018
At a time when L.L. Bean’s sales have plateaued in the United States – in March the company announced it was withholding annual bonuses for the first time in a decade and was shrinking its U.S. workforce by 500 workers, or 10 percent – its Japanese operations continue to grow. It opened its 28th Japanese store in eastern Tokyo last month, even as it beefed up new deals to sell its products at more Japanese retail stores. Sales continue to increase by single digits each year.
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Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announces recount results for House District 82
Published Date: 11/20/2018
Incumbent independent candidate Kent Ackley has been confirmed as the winner of the House District 82 seat, based on the results of a ballot recount conducted today, announced Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap.
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announces recount results for House District 58
Published Date: 11/19/2018
Incumbent Democratic candidate James Handy has been confirmed as the winner of the House District 58 seat, based on the results of a ballot recount conducted today, announced Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap.
Shortage of trained electricians sparks launch of ReVision Energy’s own training center
Published Date: 11/18/2018
Nov. 16th 2018
ReVision Energy couldn’t find enough licensed electricians, so it launched its own training center. The ReVision Energy Technical Center is training 34 students in Maine and 20 in New Hampshire. The students are existing employees hired as so-called “helper electricians,” who work under supervision.
Maine schools to get help improving recycling programs
Published Date: 11/18/2018
Nov. 18th 2018
Schools around Maine are getting help improving their recycling programs. Ecomaine, a nonprofit group, is providing more than $20,000 in grants to 13 recipients in the state. The group says the grants involve a suite of programs intended to keep waste from ending up in landfills.
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Maine Democratic Party leaders stepping down
Published Date: 11/18/2018
Nov. 18th 2018
Chairman Phil Bartlett and Vice Chairwoman Peggy Schaffer say they won’t be seeking re-election…
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Regulators block Maine shrimp harvesting for 3 more years
Published Date: 11/18/2018
Nov. 16th 2018
Citing continuing concerns that further fishing could drive the species to extinction, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted Friday to cancel not only the 2019 Maine shrimp season, but the 2020 and 2021 seasons as well…
Maine’s newest potato available throughout New England
Published Date: 11/18/2018
Nov. 17th 2018
Maine’s newest kind of potato is now available in stores across New England.The new potato is called the Caribou russet and it first went to market in limited supply in fall 2016. The University of Maine developed the spud for cooler climates…